The difference between Battalion and Horde
When used as nouns, battalion means an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. traditionally forming part of a regiment, whereas horde means a wandering troop or gang.
When used as verbs, battalion means to form into battalions, whereas horde means to travel en masse, to flock.
check bellow for the other definitions of Battalion and Horde
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Battalion as a noun (military):
An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
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Battalion as a noun (US, military):
an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
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Battalion as a noun:
Any large body of troops.
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Battalion as a noun (by extension):
A great number of things.
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Battalion as a verb:
To form into battalions.
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Horde as a noun:
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
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Horde as a noun:
A large number of people.
Examples:
"We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs."
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Horde as a verb:
to travel en masse, to flock